Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 579
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ghostbusters.
20A space that was created a year ago and became a haven for countless homesick users..
The end of that space was sudden until the very end..
[Urgent notice) Server will be shutting down soon.]
[If the connection is forcibly disconnected, unexpected problems may occur, so we ask all users who are logged in to log out as soon as possible..]
A message that came to mind about 5 minutes after receiving Hyeonbyeol’s note..
After pressing the refresh button, the bulletin board, which was already giving off a fin-de-siècle vibe, went crazy..
There is a long time left before the community closes, but there are posts asking why this happened, posts looking for someone, and ignorant spam posts that you couldn't find in normal times when the community was well managed..
[You guys are in a hurry. please answer me.]
[You guys are in a hurry. please answer me.]
[You guys are in a hurry. please answer me.]
[You guys are in a hurry. please answer me.]
[You guys are in a hurry. please answer me.]
[You guys are in a hurry. please answer me.]
I was wondering what on earth I was so curious about, so I clicked on it, and sure enough, it wasn't anything special..
[What happens if I don’t go out and hold on??]
Ugh, I knew that..
Still, I was curious about this part, so I checked the comments on the post..
[these99: What happens? You will be logged out.]
[└Author: Really? Then I will wait until it automatically disconnects and then leave..]
[└fliccolo: Can't you see that unexpected problems could arise? Just quietly go out with your own hands. If you do something wrong, you may have to live like an idiot for the rest of your life..
It's a pretty creepy story..
I feel like an idiot for not logging out on time.…….
I wondered if that would really happen, but considering the uniqueness of this space, I couldn't completely rule out that possibility..
‘The wording that GM himself left, ‘possible problem,’ also bothers me a little..’
Even if that wasn't the case in the first place, there was no reason to hold out until the end, so I read the bulletin board posts one last time and pressed the logout button..
[Are you sure you want to log out??]
‘A selection window divided into ‘yes’ and ‘no’ that reminds me of the time when I first entered this world..
Click, click.
‘As soon as you press ‘Yes’, your vision turns black and you feel as if you are being sucked into somewhere..
It was time to go back.
Not the mysterious absolute investigator mask, nor the ordinary office worker Lee Han-soo..
“…You came out 6 seconds earlier than usual. Did something happen inside??”
Bjorn Yandello.
***
Now that I think about it, when did it start?.
Whenever I visited the community, Amelia was always there..
No matter how many times I told him I wouldn't do anything like that, he always came secretly when I opened my eyes, so I raised both my hands and feet..
To be honest, it's not that I'm not grateful.…….
“You said you were just going to go to sleep? Are you even lying now??”
“I was originally going to do that..”
“however?”
“I can't sleep.”
I can't sleep.
As I looked at him with a grin, Amelia continued speaking as if making an excuse..
“……And you never know what will happen inside the labyrinth..”
Well, it's not wrong..
As soon as I raised my upper body, Amelia handed me a cup of water and asked me again..
“So, what happened inside??”
“As of today, the meeting has been closed..”
“Closure……?”
After quenching my thirst with cold water, I told him in more detail what happened inside..
A notice appeared as soon as I entered the community..
And information related to the closure obtained from the round table..
“Hmm, Auril Garbis, he was involved in the closure.…….”
“The ostensible reason is to prevent evil spirits from becoming lazy, but that can't be the real reason. What do you think? Do you have any idea??”
“well… … . If it comes to mind later, I'll tell you right away..”
Tsk, as expected, he doesn’t have anything to point out either..
Well, is this natural since he has never actually met Auril Gavis? As I was thinking that, Amelia changed her tone of voice and stared at me..
“So Yandel, what happened inside??”
“…huh?”
“There's no way you're making that look just because of that, right?.”
“That kind of expression……?”
As I tilted my head and looked, Amelia cautiously opened her mouth..
“Maybe I saw it wrong…….”
“You don't have to say it back, just play it cool.”
“It looks like he's in pain for some reason.”
ah…….
“Could it be that something else happened inside??”
Ha, I really can't hide anything from him..
What should I do? Should I say this, shouldn't I say this?
I was worried for a moment, but in the end, I just told honestly everything that happened inside..
Because it wasn't something to hide in the first place..
……It's a bit difficult to lie in front of someone with their eyes wide open like that..
“okay… Something like that happened inside.”
It didn't take long for the story to end.
I listed the events in chronological order, excluding my personal perspective..
However, Amelia seemed to immediately realize what was bothering me just by that alone..
No, maybe he knew better than me..
If you listen to what followed,.
“Now you're wondering whether you have the right to be angry at Misha Karlstein..”
Amelia summed up my psychological state, which even I was not aware of, briefly and concisely in just one line..
Somehow, I feel like my insides have been exposed and I'm naked..
Is that why? A rebuttal came out without me knowing..
“It is not a matter that can be viewed so simply. In the first place, I was not just referring to Missha, but it was a complex problem that included everyone else.—.”
“But the crux of the matter is Misha Karlstein..”
“…….”
“Was I wrong??”
……I had nothing to say.
So I just kept my mouth shut, and Amelia calmly opened her mouth to ask a question..
“Can you hear what happened that day??”
There was no need for modifiers to help us understand which day we were talking about..
It must have been the day I said nothing happened..
It was from that day that Misha started to stay alone in the corner and not talk to anyone..
‘…Where should I start saying this??’
After thinking about it for a while, I just started explaining from the beginning..
“Do you know about the stone of revival??”
In order to explain what happened with Misha, I had to explain this first. That's because I haven't told anyone the details yet..
“To some extent.”
“Before returning to our clan, Misha Karlstein received a revival stone from Baekho Lee. And when I found out about this, I inquired about it..”
“and?”
“I asked if they knew that when using the Revival Stone, the target would lose all of their memories of life, and I was told that they did not know. So after saying okay, she told me to just leave..”
“so… What happened after that??”
I answered with a sigh..
“Misha Karlstein did not go out. It was okay for her to be angry, so she asked me to say something. So I just told the truth.”
“…….”
“I don't believe you... I said I couldn't do it. Even after hearing the story today, the first thing I thought was whether he was hiding something more..”
After those words, silence fell between us for a moment..
“…and?”
“It's over.”
Misha Karlstein left the room without saying a word and has never had a proper conversation since..
That's the whole story.
“That's right.”
After hearing the whole story, Amelia seemed to organize her thoughts in silence for a while, and then asked an unexpected question..
“Why did they hide the story about Misha Karlstein from us??”
well… I don't know. Why?.
Why couldn't I tell Amelia the story about the Stone of Revival?.
I'd like to ignore it, but the truth is I know the answer to that question..
“…Because Misha Karlstein will be isolated..”
Misha's position in our clan is already precarious..
Erwen is looking at Misha with a disapproving gaze, and Bersil is watching her closely as a potential traitor..
Misha, who has lost his social skills for over two years, is not even able to get along with Einar, who was a colleague, and is in the midst of wandering around..
It is obvious what will happen if the circumstances under which Lee Baek-ho's instructions were received are revealed..
‘It will become more superficial.’
Maybe it will lead to the ending of leaving on one's own feet..
But that makes me laugh even more.
‘What on earth do I want to do??’
It was a time when it was becoming increasingly difficult to know about my condition..
Amelia lowered her head as if she finally understood..
“So that was it. The reason you failed to write ‘Broken Trust’ to Misha Karlstein.”
“…….”
“I must have thought there was more to hide..”
It was the perfect answer.
It's truly contradictory, but I couldn't use that product because I didn't trust Missha..
It's like Schrödinger's cat..
The moment you open the box, the outcome is already decided and can no longer be undone..
So I left the box alone for now..
And, looking at me like that, Amelia said,.
“If it's you, it's you.”
Although the words sounded like criticism, Amelia's eyes were gentle..
“Bjorn Jandel. When day breaks, go to Karlstein with 'broken trust' and ask him if there is more he is hiding. And if you say you have nothing to hide, treat me like a colleague like you used to..”
“If there was something more to hide from me?”
“Well, I guess I'll have to think about it again then..”
“that… Isn’t this somewhat irresponsible advice??”
“But don't you know that you can't put it off forever??”
Well, that's true..
As I was sighing in frustration, Amelia spoke as if comforting me..
“Do what you have to do, no matter how much you don't want to do it..”
“…….”
“Bjorn Jandel. Just like you.”
Be me…….
What kind of person is Bjorn Yandel as he sees it?.
Suddenly, while those questions arose, I thought about how I view this person..
“……Why do you look at me like that??”
“I just look more mature than usual?”
The sincerity spoken without any filtering.
“Ugh……?”
For some reason, Amelia flinched as if someone had been hit in the solar plexus..
Then he looked at me for a moment and sighed..
“I understand it as a compliment.”
uh… Can this word sound different??
***
First, I took a deep breath and woke up the next morning..
I went straight to the village chief and received ‘broken trust’ to use on Misha..
Still, I was worried..
‘Is it right to use this?…….’
It wasn't that I was worried about what Misha might be hiding, but I felt very uncomfortable using something like this to a colleague..
Well, if we move on to this this time, next time is?
Starting with this incident, won't we end up relying on 'broken trust' every time we have doubts about something?.
And can such a relationship be called a colleague??
It was because of such a fundamental question..
but…….
‘This is the end of using it.’
I don't know what will happen in the future, but once I made that promise, I felt less hesitant..
Yeah, I mean…….
Knock knock.
I knock on the door I've been standing blankly for for a while..
There was no reaction. It doesn't look like he's sleeping yet..
“It's me, Misha. Let's talk for a moment.”
I knocked on the door again and spoke, and soon I heard movement in the room..
“to? uh? Rain, Bjorn? Now, just wait a moment.…….”
In the end, it was about 5 minutes later that the door opened..
“what… It's work... … ? at such an early hour…….”
Contrary to the saying that he lives like a wreck, he looks much neater than I thought. Maybe she was washing it, but there was moisture left on her hair that wasn't dried yet..
“Can I come in for a moment??”
“Yes… It's a little messy though…….”
“Okay.”
Soon I stepped through the closed door..
And I immediately brought up the broken trust..
“that…….”
Misha's expression, which immediately recognized the identity of the object, was a mixture of various emotions..
The expression seemed relieved, but also happy. It also seemed like he was disappointed and afraid of something at the same time..
Maybe that's why my lips don't fall off easily.
But I forced my voice down..
“Before we talk, I'd like to turn this on first, can you give me permission??”
The answer came back after a while..
It wasn't exactly an answer, but a question..
“If you turn it on and answer everything,…….”
“…….”
“…So can you go back? As before?”
Before I could answer, such curiosity arose..
When do you want to go back?.
Was it a time when it felt like we had a connection, or did it simply mean a collegial relationship?.
Well, it's definitely the latter..
It was Misha who clearly drew the line and pushed back..
“maybe silver.”
I answered vaguely in the affirmative..
There is one prerequisite: if Misha really has nothing more to hide from me..
I might really be able to go back then..
Back to the old days when I didn't have to worry about things like this..
“then… it's okay.”
After seeing Misha nod his head with his fists clenched, I began to ask questions in earnest..
「The character used [Broken Trust].」
I always feel like this is a really good name..
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